Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170087639 - Employee killed in fall from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 170087639 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/30/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116316951	06/30/1995	1742	0	Ray Boyd Construction Systems, Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 fell about 60 ft through the decking flooring of a work platform on the top of a tubular welded frame scaffold. The plywood sheets, 4 ft by 8 ft by 3/4 in. thick covering an opening about 28 in. wide by 24 ft long, were not overlapped over the supporting sides, were not secured, and were not strong enough to hold the weight of Employee #1. Employee #1 was killed by the fall.

Keywords: DECKING, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, SCAFFOLD, TUBULAR SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116316951			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported

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